Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Ein wenig Leben by Hanya Yanagihara

178 reviews

hollieadaw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Suicide, Blood, Child abuse, Self harm, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Torture, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Rape

queerhoney's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Self harm, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Body shaming, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Cancer

malace0's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Self harm, Drug abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Trafficking, and Suicide

Moderate: Eating disorder and Racism

Minor: Transphobia, Abandonment, and Lesbophobia

luce98's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of the hardest reads I’ve ever completed. So sad and filled with trauma.
The characters are so well fleshed out. I feel like I know them as friends. 
Jude St Francis will stay will me for a very very long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Blood, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Death of parent, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Addiction, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

rileyhawkins's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Dysphoria, Trafficking, Torture, Pedophilia, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Self harm, Racism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Medical content, Hate crime, Alcohol, Outing, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

bananachip868's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Cursing, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Blood, Car accident, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

adamparrishlover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Death, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Car accident, and Vomit

Moderate: Racism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Homophobia

avamccluer's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

never been so connected and in love with characters in a book, never once have i cried about a book or its ending until a little life. i found myself thinking about jude and willem all the time, i feel like i have seen their whole lives, i know them. heartbroken by this book, it was incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Rape, Vomit, and Self harm

joongarten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Torture, Abandonment, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

edie_falk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a full bodied, full soiled, five star book for me. This is the definition of a modern classic. I can see myself reading this at different stages of my life, and I know that every time I will cry when

Harold wraps adult Jude in a hug when he’s acting out and simply says ‘sweetheart.

. I am so thankful for my family. 

Not a lot of books have made me cry. I sobbed for probably the last 50 or 60 pages of this one. I know some of the emotions Jude felt, though my life has been so different from mine. 

That’s the core of what I love about this book. Every single one of the characters feels so intensely human that the reader can identify with them somehow. 
I hope most people don’t identify with Jude, though. 

What to even say about Jude’s character? I loved him. I loved watching him grow, and try, and love. I loved watching him stay especially close with Willem. I loved rooting for him. My heart aches for him. 

Above all, that’s the power of this book. It will break your heart. Fully and completely. You will undoubtedly ache. You will be reminded of your humanity. And that is beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual content, Rape, Medical content, Violence, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Suicide, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail